EU-China Seminar on Climate Policy

Organised by: EU Delegation to China An event funded by the European Union Click here to register Date: 31 August 2021 (Tuesday) time: CET: 8:30 to 11:55 in China: 14:30 to 17:55 Format: Please note that the event will take place fully online in consideration of the evolving pandemic situation and policies. Simultaneous interpretation Chinese ↔ English will be provided   Over the last year, China and the EU have presented robust commitments to address the climate crisis. China has committed to

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Nature Inspired Innovation for Sustainable Energy

Nature Inspired Innovation (NII) for Sustainable Development Energy related challenges are many: access, security, efficiency and clean energy. They are also interconnected, to people and to ecosystems. You cannot address one challenge without considering other energy sectors or having an impact on other global challenges such as public health, water scarcity, land degradation, biodiversity, social inclusion, climate change, etc. This is the overall challenge to sustainable development: it is a dynamic concept that has

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Aluminium-air batteries – technology of the future?

Accounting for 24% of direct CO2 emissions from fuel combustion, the transport sector is set to play a critical role in the global decarbonisation effort. Almost three-quarters of these emissions derive from road vehicles, while, despite the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, emissions from aviation and shipping continue to increase. There are a number of alternative fuels and technologies that are cleaner than combustion vehicles, including biodiesel, biogas, electric, hybrid or hydrogen powered vehicles. Another technology that is ra

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China’s Green Bond Endorsed Project Catalogue and the EU taxonomy

The EU taxonomy for sustainable activities was officially published in June 2020. It is the first official document to define and classify sustainable economic activities across Europe. Six months later, the People’s Bank of China (PBOC), National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), and China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) published a new edition of the China Green Bond Endorsed Project Catalogue (the Catalogue). This is the first time that all three Chinese regulatory authorities have reached an agreem

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